by Paula | Sep 24, 2018 | Grammar & Text
Editing: You may wonder what value it brings to your writing. In a word: tons. This post explains the reasons why editing makes you a better writer. Good writing, no, great writing is the result of great editing. When you work with an editor, even if that editor is...
by Paula | Oct 9, 2016 | Grammar & Text
Mrs. Kingsbury, who taught 4th grade English, was a great teacher. Patient, and kind, she wanted her students to understand homonyms. She listed commonly used homonyms on a bulletin board as a visual reference guide for the class. Looking at that board for a full...
by Paula | Aug 5, 2016 | Grammar & Text
Editing, and conforming to the rules of grammar, is the greatest gift you can give your writing. Knowing that you need grammatical help is okay. If you can edit your writing, you know at least some grammar, and the willingness to look up what you don’t know only makes...
by Paula | Aug 3, 2016 | Grammar & Text
Edit your writing. You know this is a universal truth. But actually, you want to say: Edit Shmedit. Am I right? In the fast-paced world of social media where messages are written on the fly, creating posts is sandwiched in between designing Canva layouts and...
by Paula | Apr 24, 2016 | Grammar & Text
Why would you want to learn how to write dialogue when you’re a business owner who writes to be seen online? I mean, you’re not an actual fiction writer, are you? For the same reason fiction writers should study poetry and essayists should study short story....
by Paula | Apr 19, 2016 | Grammar & Text
Prepositions and prepositional phrases. Have you ever noticed how wonderful they are? They provide us a sense of our characters’ position and place relative to the rest of the world. They allow us to go with them around the bend in the road, over the fence, and beyond...
